Murder of Natalia Melmann
{{Short description|2001 murder case in Argentina}}
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The murder of Natalia Mariel Melmann, a 15-year-old Argentine student, occurred on 4 February 2001, in Miramar, Buenos Aires.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-30 |title=Families of murdered women and trans Argentinians ensure their voices are not silenced |url=https://www.wksu.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-30/families-of-murdered-women-and-trans-argentinians-ensure-their-voices-are-not-silenced |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=WKSU |language=en}} Five police officers were found guilty of her kidnap, torture, rape and murder.
The brutality of the case gained national attention.{{Cite web |last=de 2021 |first=Por Mariana Fernández Camacho4 de Febrero |title=A 20 años del femicidio de Natalia Melmann, el dolor de su papá: "Habrá justicia cuando condenen a todos los asesinos de mi hija" |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2021/02/04/a-20-anos-del-femicidio-de-natalia-melmann-el-dolor-de-su-papa-habra-justicia-cuando-condenen-a-todos-los-asesinos-de-mi-hija/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}
Events
Gustavo Daniel “El Gallo” Fernández, a 30-year-old ex-convict with ties to Miramar police, kidnapped her. She was taken by police officers from Miramar, later named as Corporals Ricardo Alfredo Suárez, Ricardo Anselmini and First Sergeant Óscar Alberto Echenique, to a cabin on the outskirts of the city. There she would be the victim of torture, rape, and finally murdered with a shoe lace.
The discovery of the body unleashed fury in the local population. Added to the fact of which the police were involved in the case, the town reacted. 6,000 people stoned the police station, almost completely destroying the building.{{Cite web |last=Tiempo |first=Diario El |title=Natalia Melmann: a 20 años de un crimen que no termina de cerrar las heridas |url=https://www.diarioeltiempo.com.ar/nota-natalia-melmann-a-20-anos-de-un-crimen-que-no-termina-de-cerrar-las-heridas-169538 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.diarioeltiempo.com.ar}}
Trial
Media coverage
In 2018, the journalist Constanza Marina Sagula made a 42-minute documentary showing the struggle of the Melmann family and friends following the murder.{{Cite web |title=Caso Melmann: el documental que muestra el dolor de la familia |url=https://ahoramardelplata.com.ar/a-20-anos-del-crimen-natalia-melmann-el-desgarrador-documental-que-muestra-el-dolor-la-familia-n4226851 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=ahoramardelplata.com.ar |language=es-ES}}
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Category:2001 murders in Argentina
Category:February 2001 in South America
Category:Law enforcement in Argentina
Category:History of Buenos Aires Province